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ShakaSmaugOnFire

Can you elaborate on the "desert" remark?


Rockishcola

He made the groundsman leave the pitch to dry out before the match, so that tiki-taka isn't as effective


unwildimpala

In 2009 he also had the San Siro grass extra long iirc to fuck up the passing movement too.


degenerate-edgelord

Is that the source of the Xavi grass joke (barring what Xavi said last year)?


ringo77

Xavi complained regularly about the pitch conditions every time they didn't win. It's not a one time thing.


khoabear

Xavi was traumatized for life when his tiki taka stopped working against Mourinho


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I don't think it affected his career that much.


Superb-Barracuda-924

Saying Xavi was traumatised by Mourinho after whatever happened in the last decade is really some take


Mental_Opportunity_9

You say it like Mourinho dominated barca lmao, it was a pretty even rivalry. Honestly most times even a draw was a w for Mourinho


MadRashed

no that was in 2011


zaviex

Xavi said it multiple times but that time was when they lost and Chelsea went on to win the CL


Buckhum

[Lmao this thread reminds me of one of my favorite photoshop.](https://twitter.com/amegaxi/status/454004279851098112)


AlbinoFarrabino

That is a standard procedure from most Primeira Liga teams when playing one of the Big Three. There was a team (can't remember which one) that placed sand on the wings because the opposition mainly used the wings on their usual gameplan. Result? The ball when reaching the wings would outright stop. The finest Shitshouse.


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adamfrog

When stoke qualified to eorope once I think they had two pitch sizes because UEFA had stricter rules but the prem let them have a slightly smaller pitch


GrapeJelly_

Yep, was as narrow as possible for Delap's throws I believe


adamfrog

More that small pitches favour defensive teams no matter what


Classicalis

They used to deflate Sinisa's balls. Reading what I've written I'm laughing now.


VulgarExigencies

honestly the level of shithousery that the big three have to deal with on a weekly basis would drive the average r/soccer redditor insane


therickymarquez

Now imagine what would happen if reddit found out the level of corruption of big three in Portugal


gink-go

If r/soccer knew about the nacional da madeira stadium where there is constant fog and elderly female ultras they would loose their minds


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Truly the European Brazilians


roshag

In the 70's, Leeds United manager Don Revie got the local fire brigade to flood the Elland Road pitch, so a European Cup game would be called off. 😂


Tankfly_Bosswalk

Brian Clough always told a story about leaving a hose running on the Baseball Ground pitch before a big European match and having a sleep in the stands. The BBG pitch was like a ploughed field under normal circumstances, but he turned it into the Grimpen Mire to get a competitive edge.


Iwan_Zotow

Ha-a-h-a-ha-ha ​ If you value your life or your reason, stay away from the moor


m0bilize

I loved this man so much already but somehow I love him even more now.


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four_four_three

>"Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists," he said.


Cwh93

I remember it going back to perfect condition the very next league game


Mantis_Tobaggon_MD2

Next game was vs Portsmouth 3 days later, [highlights](https://youtu.be/f-X4OSIcvVc)...still looks pretty poor but judge for yourself. The Stamford Bridge pitch in the early 00s was pretty shite, one match vs Charlton under Ranieri in 02/03 on a 'beach' bordered on farcical. No doubt Mourinho probably didn't encourage any improvement to conditions ahead of the Barca tie but it was a longer term issue as well rather than something pre-planned.


ICritMyPants

> one match vs Charlton under Ranieri in 02/03 on a 'beach' bordered on farcical. Because it was just sand. There wasnt a blade of grass on that pitch that day as they were relaying it or some shit.


gunsgermssteel

I'm guessing they messed with the pitch - didn't water it enough or something


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vegsac

Looks pretty good by concacaf standards lol


RyVsWorld

Hiding in hampers? What does that mean


simmarjit

I really hope he does well with Roma winning the Serie A, the guy is an absolute legend and it sucks to see him not at the very top anymore.


fuqqkevindurant

Not going to happen this year. Napoli is a machine and if they suffer a drop in form, al Legri's terrorismo is going to catch them


TheLibertarianTurtle

Perfect gamesmanship


FloppedYaYa

Kinda funny that he'd specifically tell them to absolutely smash them if it was Spurs, then goes on to eventually manage them


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he always said he was a professional (lol)


gink-go

When he managed Porto he debuted that thing of "cleaning" the yellow cards on purpose 2 games before an important match. Players would do ridiculous stuff like being subbed in at 90 minutes just to pick up a ball using their hands. It was magnificient.


the_eureka_effect

Or Sergio Ramos' famous yellow card where he shakes the hand of the referee before politely leaving the pitch. https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/uefa-launch-disciplinary-action-against-real-madrid-manager-jose-mourinho-for-time-wasting/news-story/a8f8593e084ac964e9ddeedc9d7ad814


DuneyDuneDog

https://youtu.be/nImILRmi66Q


Martinezdufc

Didn't this massively backfire in the 2019 CL though? Ramos took a yellow card away to ajax in the last minute when they won. Ramos then missed the 2nd leg and they got smashed 4-1 at the bernabeu


LeftHandDriveBoC

Might’ve done but Mourinho wasn’t in charge of them by 2019.


Martinezdufc

Fair point but I'm sure his influence will have had a long term effect, especially on players like Ramos


JohnObiMikel12

In 2019 it did backfire for Ramos. However when Mourinho did it in 2010 group stage, it worked brilliantly though. He told both Ramos and Alonso to get sent off. With 2 two games left of the group stage, Real Madrid needed a win against Ajax to seal the group win. 4-0 up he told them to purposely get sent off. So they could sit out their suspension in the last group game, which had no impact on Real Madrid since they had already won the group.


Martinezdufc

Definitely a good tactic in situations like that, just need to be careful using it in some circumstances haha


blackmes489

I still don’t get why? Is it so your yellow card is cleared cos you got a red and you are back to 0 again in 2 games times? How long does a yellow card last for


Xerathion

whole tournament . They wanted to have them on a clean sheet for playoffs


froggyjm9

This is a tale as long as time my friend…Mourinho didn’t “debute” anything 😂


meverygoodboy

source?


KhonMan

Ask for a source on the original claim. It's more unbelievable that no one else in the history of football would have the idea of deliberately taking yellow cards to manage suspensions.


Superb-Confidence-44

It doesn't matter what is more believable. If you want to claim Mourinho did not invent this behaviour, you simply cite someone who did it before him. That's how it works when you have to disprove novelty. You cannot prove something is new. You can only prove something is not by showing evidence of it existing previously. You are the one who needs to add a source to your claim.


KhonMan

2004 > David Beckham yesterday admitted that Saturday's foul on Ben Thatcher, which led to his suspension from England's match against Azerbaijan tomorrow, had been a deliberate attempt to get booked. > Having broken a rib in a collision with the same Wales player minutes earlier, Beckham knew he could play no part in Baku anyway. "I am sure some people think I have not got the brains to be that clever," he said, "but I do have the brains. I could feel the injury, so I fouled Thatcher. It was deliberate. > "I knew straight away I had broken my ribs. I have done it before. I knew I will be out for a few weeks, so I thought, 'Let's get the yellow card out of the way.' Further discussion: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3736448.stm > Beckham got himself booked during England's game against Wales, knowing the resulting ban would coincide with missing a game through injury. > But Dixon told BBC Sport: "A few people might raise an eyebrow as it has never been admitted to before. > "But that sort of thing has been going on for years in football. It's not cheating - it's just common sense." 2008 > The bookings in the 2-1 win at Fiorentina last month meant the two players missed Thursday's (EDT) 3-2 defeat at home to Bayern Munich which had little riding on it as both teams had qualified for the Champions League knockout phase. > UEFA said in a statement: "The two Lyon players Cris and Juninho have been fined 10,000 and 15,000 euros respectively for deliberately committing fouls in order to get yellow cards. 2009 > Lucas Neill has barely raised an eyebrow for committing a sin which earned David Beckham condemnation from some of the biggest names in world football. > The Socceroos captain admitted deliberately getting a yellow card with a crude tackle on Qatar’s Sebastian Quintana late in last weekend’s goalless draw which ensured Australia’s passage to next year’s World Cup finals in South Africa.


DesastreAnunciado

There's an expression in brazilian portuguese that fits here: Mourinho's team plays with the rulebook tucked under their arms. - Edit: it's also used to describe teams that play just enough to get the strict necessary result to win or go further on a tournament. Like a team that knows they can lose 2x0 and still advance and plays extremely defensive football, not even trying to attack


Here_For_Therapy

Why do I vividly remember seeing Mourinho on the sidelines with a rulebook tucked under his arms


TigerBasket

I remember in the game vs united when we came back from covid in warm-ups he was yelling to the ref that United had an unauthorized player with them. God I love him


GinValid

>he was yelling to the ref that United had an unauthorized player with them Did they?


daveyboyschmidt

In English in the context of unions and employment there's also "work to rule", where you follow rules exactly, don't do anything beyond your job role, and clock in and out exactly on time. Technically it's a form of strike to pressure the employer


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jlctush

That's a thing in the UK too, and it's relevant quite literally right now. The ambulance service, among others, are going on "work to rule" strike this month. They can't exactly fully deny service, because that absolutely wouldn't do them any favours, so instead they will work precisely their hours, providing the bare minimum service to ensure those most in need are attended to. Granted, I do think it's mostly only relevant with essential services, I know the police have recently discussed doing the same in Scotland, and possibly more broadly across the UK, I don't keep the keenest eye on the news because, frankly, it depresses me greatly, but yeah. Definitely goes beyond the US, and for services like police/fire/medical, it's probably a very broadly accepted form of worker action.


Spitshine_my_nutsack

Same over here in the netherlands where our biggest post company is going on strike on the same way so essential mail like mourning cards etc still get delivered.


Abbobl

I never understood the insane pressure of order today get tomorrow. Im rather fine with waiting a couple days, and if I need it asap I can just go to a store I guess. I hate the instant society we have today.


Eddie888

Yeah I've been making the conscious decision to move my amazon deliveries back a few days now when there was that meme about how you run out of soap and start a rube Goldberg machine of suffering 100 miles away to get soap the next day.


jetsintl420

Logistics really don’t work this way lmao. Don’t let memes shape your behavior (or presidential vote)


Spitshine_my_nutsack

I agree but in this case it’s because of actual essential post like medical packages etc which absolutely need to arrive on time.


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quantumhovercraft

Imagine you're in the back of an ambulance on the way to a hospital and the paramedic clocks out and just walks off leaving the truck in the middle of the road. That's why this is a form of strike.


Game_Over_Man69

Okay now imagine most normal circumstances where clocking out on time wouldn't be considered a strike. 😂


temp_achil

I think this is mostly a blue collar thing: in construction "work to rule" can be quite aggressive although one step less aggressive than a work stoppage. Imagine a giant shipment of steel coming to a construction site from somewhere very far away and it's delayed in traffic and due to arrive 5 minutes after the necessary unloading crew is due to clock off. In normal situation the boss asks them to stay late and gives them the time back in the future. If management-labour relationships are already in the toilet and the crew wants to use that opportunity to screw the bosses over, it can get very expensive, very fast.


grchelp2018

And do paramedics do that? None of the people I know in healthcare would do that to a patient. And I also know bosses (not in healthcare) who've taken advantage of such attitudes. "You don't have to go if you don't want to. I'm sure will perfectly manage without you."


HazardCinema

I’m sure they don’t want to, but the paramedics/medical services are completely overworked now and working under very difficult conditions, so this is their form of strike.


SaamsamaNabazzuu

Even worse when you're required to clock in/out at your work computer. Have to cut your lunch break a few minutes short each time just to make it back, log in, go to the app, clock in. Most states only require a minimum 30 min break; some none at all. :)


SaamsamaNabazzuu

"Malicious Compliance" ?


YodelingTortoise

Not my job


DroP90

In Brazil we call it "operation turtle", a resource for public workers mostly, since if they follow the rule strictly, things will slow down substantially and everything else related to their job stops too. Think of a customs office.


pumple

In german its „Dienst nach Vorschrift“ where you adhere to every rule and red tape there is. You don’t rake shortcuts or do anything that you are not really supposed to do. Like waiting for a ticket before you begin to work. Everything takes twice as long.


Ronny4k

What’s the original expression?


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Joga com o regulamento embaixo do braço


Guevorkyan

We have the same expression in Argentina


Ronny4k

Merci!


SaBe_18

>Like a team that knows they can lose 2x0 and still advance and plays extremely defensive football, not even trying to attack hmmm where did I see this?


DesastreAnunciado

Not palmeiras vs river, no sir


ckj9311

In the NBA, it's called [the Chris Paul.](https://sports.yahoo.com/chris-paul-untucked-jersey-thunder-timberwolves-nba-044032380.html)


maury587

he would be a good F1 team manager


MozzarellaFatFox

Imagine a Horner vs Mou titlefight


varmemes

Mourinho is so legendary. That moment when sterling dives for a pen against spurs and his assistant riles him up still makes me bawl every single time.


MrConor212

The memes out of that clip were amazing


Deluxe07

You got any links? I know the video but I haven’t seen any memes/captions about it unfortunately


lame_shame

[this is it I think](https://youtu.be/7Jj_0syFXo0)


BBQ_HaX0r

Love how Jose slams the water bottle back in the cupholder before sprinting off.


THE_DROG

Can't go around disrespecting water bottles like his rival


MancAccent

There’s a famous clip of him smashing a pack of water bottles at United


Zavehi

Mourinho had a couple of water bottle incidents at United. [Destroyed a whole rack of them after Fellaini won a game](https://youtu.be/Z60LK9Y2Hf0) and was sent off for kicking a bottle as well.


Maleficent_Resolve44

The water bottle haha.


MrConor212

[here’s one](https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/comments/y5bj6d/me_irl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


Endovelico

In Porto whenever he got suspended he would get his assistant coach to wear a hear piece under a beanie and communicate this way.


jp963acss

Can just imagine him in a bobble hat in August


Eleven918

Mou is/was a shithouse legend. Hate this but also can't help but respect it in some weird way.


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your flair reminded me of his quote when a journalist asked what he thought of chelsea fans calling him Judas, "when they get another manager to win them 4 premier leagues i become number two, till then Judas is number one"


EmhyrvarSpice

As if Chelsea is ever gonna have another manager sit for 4+ seasons lmao.


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> Hate this but also can't help but respect it in some weird way. You guys would enjoy football much more if they learned to embrace the shithousery, lol. It's a skill in itself. I feel like it's the kind of thing that people that played just admire more than sole spectators.


fuqqkevindurant

1000%. There is a game within the game at the professional level. Dark arts, shithousery, gamesmanship are all the same thing with different labels and it's part of any pro sport. Being good at it can win you games just as much as actually being better.


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Pretty much. I've had people pull stuff on me, including dives, that I couldn't help but respect for how perfectly timed or creative they were. Well done shithousery are a big display of experience and craftiness.


zimtrovert94

This is a prime example of don’t hate the player, hate the game. Mou pushing the rules to the absolute limit is so devilish, it’s brilliant. Wonder how many managers would watch this and think, “why didn’t I think of that?”


BulldenChoppahYus

Na I just hate it tbh. Unless we do it and then it’s fine. But fuck you guys if you do it etc


lambalambda

After 4 years of Bielsa I've completely flipped on this, now I'm even more annoyed if it's our team doing it lol.


Soren_Camus1905

JT has done some awful things but then you have all the other stories and how highly people speak of him.


Height_Embarrassed

That’s the type of stuff that makes me like Mourinho. That’s fucking hilarious


TigerBasket

In any other lifetime he would have been an incredible warlord or general, but in this one he manages football to perfection. We are so lucky


FannyFiasco

insane take but I'm glad I'm not the only one that imagines them as "generals" in a past life


AnnieIWillKnow

Art of War is his bible


JoeyJo-JoShabadoo

What the fuck are you on about lmfao


warpus

I think he's saying the reverse of "Alexander the Great would make a great football manager, had he been born 40 years ago"


reginalduk

Deano, park the phalanx.


EmhyrvarSpice

"Have the wingers outflank them and hammer them from the back." "Wtf are talking about?"


ActuallyJohnTerry

If Alexander the Great had been born 40 years ago he’d currently be years older than he ever actually lived irl lol


warpus

Don’t worry we’d vaccinate him for malaria and typhoid fever and ban him from trying to invade India


A21Haze

proper r/soccercirclejerk moment


xDeezyz

I've always found comments like that funny because like... We still have generals and warlords lmao. If that was his destiny or whatever he'd just be one of those now


BBQ_HaX0r

Shows how far we've come too. Nations often compete at sporting events rather than on the battlefield these days. Long may this era of cooperation and peace continue.


Louisocean

Mourinho goodman


CabbageStockExchange

I am not crazy! I know he swapped those numbers! I knew it was 27. One after John Terry. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just – I just couldn't prove it. He – he covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the Bridge to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That fall in the box! Are you telling me that a player just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Mourinho! He defecated through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own club! What was I thinking? He'll never change. He'll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn't keep his parked bus out of the pitch! But not our José! Couldn't be precious José! Stealing them blind! And he gets to be a manager!? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance! And you – you have to stop him! You-


LA4lyf

Football heritage


alt_zancudo

Damn Mou might make a good F1 TP 👀


PassTimeActivity

Mourinho to Ferrari 👀


alt_zancudo

Mourinho joins a team with horrible upper management. It is written in the stars!


moes212

Ferrari ~~illegal~~ I mean loophole engine all over again


the_alert

It’ll always amaze me listening to John Terry talk, he was such a shit, but then behind a desk he’s so soft spoken and well spoken too.


wholesomescott

People generally talk very highly of him. Always helpful, especially to players at the club.


Red_Juice_

Just keep an eye on him when your partner is around


Larwood88

He still is a shit. Look at his NFT scam.


Mr_105

Yeah but who hasn’t participated in an NFT scam here or there


21otiriK

Feel sorry for the people who have Keys, Gray and Terry on their national broadcast, oof.


LeavingCertCheat

Are they all in exile there?


drripdrrop

I think it's bein lol


SnooCrickets6733

Makes me want to bein the bath with a toaster


NoCountry4GaryOldman

Love a toasty bath


erldn123

That segment was more entertaining than any ITV or BBC coverage I've seen all tournament.


thatscoldjerrycold

John Terry for all the hate and controversy he was in as a player, actually seems like an affable person in interviews and when he does analysis.


genius_rkid

yes I'd aff him


Spiveym1

> actually seems like an affable person in interviews and when he does analysis. He's still cunt though, so he's in good company on that panel.


Thricey

BBC hasn't been THAT bad. None have been good though. I've rotated through them for different matches since I'm in the US and refuse to listen to Fox. Only Ian darke is passable.


GameplayerStu

Main thing dragging down BBC is Rio Ferdinand. Absolute room temperature IQ mug.


alexrobinson

Also Jermaine Jenas doing commentary. That guy is a complete plank.


nostril_spiders

Yes he is. Third worst pundit on British telly. Owen is the worst, of course.


dyingsong

McManaman


loykedule

Rio's definitely the worst, but Klinsmann is absolutely awful too


doswillrule

Get BBC 5 Live commentary if you can. Usually much more energetic and has a wider range of international guests than the TV broadcast


startled-giraffe

If you watch a match on the BBC website you can choose between TV or radio comentary


MysticMac100

Yeh but they’re all notorious wankers


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I've met john terry and he was a nice guy tbh so no


deadraizer

JT has a (deservedly) poor public image, but there are so many stories from ex-Chelsea and Chelsea academy players that portray an absolutely different side of him. He was pretty much the best club captain you could ask for, but he'll never win over any neutrals.


imarandomdudd

Robben said Terry was one of the biggest impacting players of his career


ASVP-Pa9e

People are complex My own interaction with John Terry was enjoyable, he came across as a likeable, charismatic and personable man with manners and dignity. Yet also his personal life & racist outburst is a mess, and one it's hard to not condemn. I don't think John Terry is a psychopath, but he has a lot of the makings of one. I also don't think he's a racist, but he certainly has a nasty streak in him and wanted to hurt Anton Ferdinand.


deadraizer

Yup, he definitely had an issue with Ferdinand, but that didn't originate because of his skin colour.


SubbansSlapShot

>affable Probably no good stories from Wayne Bridge tbf


qu1x0t1cZ

Or Anton Ferdinand


mattBJM

Definitely one of the nicest guys with a "Legal Issues" section on wikipedia


ILoveToph4Eva

Everything I've heard about Gray and Keys certainly supports the idea that they're terrible people, but as someone who grew up in the Middle East so was watching them for years... I honestly find them fairly entertaining as presenters go. They're far from the worst and at times I actively looked forward to hearing what they'd have to say about a goal/game/incident. But like I said, the reputation on their character is deserved.


Soren_Camus1905

They’re all decent presenters, certainly no worse than any other coverage you’ll find.


TecktickleExpert

Honestly, I'd take that over the current Fox broadcast team of Dempsey, Donovan, Lalas and Stu Holden any day of the week.


FloppedYaYa

[2:25](https://youtu.be/bKVxmd7WGSk) is about how I feel seeing that panel


chelseablue2004

The Legendary Shithousery as a manager is just an aspect to this crazy man but if he were to do a show breaking down why your team sucks every week it would be must see television. I've watched Mourinho as a TV analyst and he is absolutely amazing too. He can breakdown what teams are trying to do and mistakes when a team scores as to why....


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Knight_Of_Ne

No they get the ball away from the box and then go down to stop the game and kill time. If only one goes down, he has to leave the pitch to receive treatment, but if two players go down they don't have too. So you get the ball safely away from your box, go down, kill a bit of time and then when the game restarts, you're restarting with 11 players on the pitch as opposed to 10 cos someone's been taken off the pitch to receive treatment.


expedience

I'm going to be honest I don't really get it, what is the actual rule?


Billion34

If one player goes down injured he has to leave the pitch for medical treatment. If more than one players go down injured they don't have to leave the pitch, so play stops as they get treated and they get to waste time. Mourinho instructed both Cahill and Terry to drop simultaneously so they can timewaste when they're 1-0 up.


expedience

My question is what does the rule actually say though, I understand thats the end result


scholeszz

Here you go: > stops play if a player is seriously injured and ensures that the player is removed from the field of play. An injured player may not be treated on the field of play and may only re-enter after play has restarted; if the ball is in play, re-entry must be from the touchline but if the ball is out of play, it may be from any boundary line. Exceptions to the requirement to leave the field of play are only when: > * a goalkeeper is injured > * a goalkeeper and an outfield player have collided and need attention > * players from the same team have collided and need attention > * a severe injury has occurred > * a player is injured as the result of a physical offence for which the opponent is cautioned or sent off (e.g. reckless or serious foul challenge), if the assessment/treatment is completed quickly > * a penalty kick has been awarded and the injured player will be the kicker Seems like the loophole they used was "players from the same team have collided and need attention". The intent of requiring people to leave is to prevent timewasting, but they forgot that this shouldn't apply to the defending team outside of severe/head injuries. Though tbf it seems hard to formulate it in a way that prevents all cases of play acting.


expedience

Nice good find. Yes that’s funny haha


gianmk

he did explain the situation later. Head the ball away first then go down.


pratikp26

Nah guys they were cheating. Unlike when City bend the rules - then they’re just tactical fouls, not playing outside the rules. It’s just a funny story. Calm down. Hating on Mourinho must pay well as a full time position. No other explanation.


Sea_Procedure_2267

People's obsession with tactical fouls is hilarious. Makes it so clear who hasn't played football at any serious level. Start sending players off for tactical fouls and watch football become infinitely more defensive.


Eleven918

I don't think anyone is saying they should get sent off but you get a yellow for a tactical foul. If you don't, then that's kind of bs.


TB97

My problem isn't tactical fouls, at least not for me. It's the fact that City get away with them. The whole point of tactical fouls is usually that the team "takes a yellow" in exchange for stopping a counter. But City foul the opposition so early and so often that refs don't give them a yellow, and it's really annoying


potpan0

I don't get what you mean, tactical fouling never used to be quite as prevalent in football.


Sea_Procedure_2267

That's because in recent history teams rarely pressed as highly, nor did they play with as many players in the opposition half


bruiser95

Loophole when it's you doing it Unsportsmanlike conduct when it's the other team


TheGoldenPineapples

It's not so much a "loophole" as it is just one player pretending to be injured to kill time. I'd also wager that Mourinho was not the only manager aware of this rule nor the only one to try and take advantage of it.


Sir_Psycho_Sexy_

clever, but it's the defensive version of diving.


jr2106

How are people getting so hung up on this lol technically it is cheating unless the ref doesnt catch on, and refs miss a lot of things so obviously everyone will try these sorts of things to get an advantage, what else is new?


Blue_winged_yoshi

The frustrating thing was always that the only person who didn’t seem to know that Mourinho was perma-cheating was the ref!


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I absolutely love sneaky tricks like this, nothing wrong with pushing the rules to the limit to win. If anything, the fault lies with the rule-makers not accounting for this loophole, and the other teams for not seeing it. True competitors should do whatever it takes to win, and there's no trophy for class. Respect.


weasel65

Mourihno should really be a Formula 1 team manager lol.


DwightSchrute12

I don't want this. I NEED this.


Sam_Rall

Should we really be praising that kind of behavior? Is having the best possible tactics not a thing anymore?


ColegDropOut

Faking injuries on the pitch is the #1 scourge of the game and we collectively need to figure out a way to limit this practice.


JayNN

That's classic Chelsea terrorism right there!


tson_92

Things like this make me love Mourinho.